Skip Counting Math Example 4

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Example 4

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Skip-count by 3s starting from 3. What is the 8th number?

Solution

  1. 1
    Count by 3s: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24.
  2. 2
    The 8th number is 24.
  3. 3
    Check: \(3 \times 8 = 24\) ✓

Answer

24
The nth number when counting by 3s is \(3 \times n\). The 8th term is \(3 \times 8 = 24\).

About Skip Counting

Counting forward by a number other than 1, jumping by equal intervals such as 2s, 5s, or 10s to produce the multiples of that number.

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More Skip Counting Examples

Example 1 easy

Count by 2s starting from 0. Write the first 6 numbers.

Example 2 medium

You skip-count by 5s starting from 5. What is the 7th number you say?

Example 3 easy

Count by 10s. Fill in the blanks: 10, 20, ___, ___, 50.

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